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Jai Jai Shri Gokulesh Seva with Body & Money (Tanu-Vittaja-Seva): To make a mind concentrate in Shri Krshna, Shri Acharyaji shows a remedy in 'Sindhaantmuktawali' and 'Bhaktivardhini' as "Chetastatpravanam seva tat sidhhyaiyee tanuvittaja…." Bijdhardhya prakarastu grihesthitwaa swadharmataha. Avyaavrito bhajaet krishanm poojaya shravanadibhihi" means to concentrate on Shri Krshna and to consolidate the seed of devotional sense, Pushti Bhakta should start devotional worship of Shri Krshna in his own house by his own body-wealth -mind with the co-operation of other family members, observing rules of Varnashram dharma as per an individual capacity and also performing nine types of worship prescribed in scriptures of Bhakti. He is required to perform Krshna Seva as a prime concern and thereafter he may get involved in other business. Here an objectionable ego and attitudes of possessiveness can be refined by offering one's own body and one's own money (Tanu-Vittaja seva) respectively for Shri Krshna- worship and it helps in Chitta viniyoga i.e employing mind in the serv ice of Shri Krshna.

Here while defining term 'Tanuvittaja' , Shri Prabhucharan and Shri Purushottamaji, say that offering money to other to perform seva, or to accept money to perform seva, is never considered to be a Pushti seva. Such seva with other's money cannot materialize in to concentration of mind in Shri Krshna as in yajna, the hired purohit is not to get the fruit of the yajna. On the contrary, if such acceptance of wealth from others, taken for his own Lord Krshna, to whom a person is serving him in his own house, is used for his own livelihood/fame, then this person is to be treated as 'devlak' i.e. the lowest category of soul with a great offence. Shri Gusainji, the second son of Shri Acharyaji in his short treatise named 'The swan of devotion' clearly says that any devotional practice done due to motive of earning livelihood or fame etc. is merely worldly profession like farming. Moreover it is sinful, also like using holy water of Ganges in toilet, for defecation. Similarly by offering money to other for performing seva is also fruitless as it generates pride, which is hurdle in getting concentration of mind in Shri Krshna. In vedic yajna, the donor is benefited but in Pushti-bhakti-marg such a style of worship is not prescribed any where. Thus devotion/seva as prescribed by our Acharyas with body-wealth is not possible anywhere except our own house. This is explained by the son of Shri Vallabh, Shri BalKrshnanji while commenting on the above verse of 'Bhaktivardhini' according to him this verse indicates the nature of place of worship which is a devotee's own residence. If leaving the God at the house and rush to offer worship somewhere else (so called Pushti Marg Public temples) is never termed as pushti devotion. In pushti sect, one and the most important aspect of worship is to employ one's own body and own money in service of Shri Krshna with total dedication. This aspect of total dedication cannot be fulfilled when there is a bifurcation of body and money to be used for worship and this practice is totally prohibited. At present 99.9% of the temples of this sect do receive money from public. And public, at large, also think that monitory contribution for worship in the temples is the most pious religious duty in Pushtimarg founded by Mahaprabhu even though theoretically there was strict prohibition for the bifurcation of body and money to be used for worship!


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